NIGERIAN MAKES U.S MOST WANTED LIST OVER $1M FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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 Nigerian makes US Most Wanted List over $1m fraud A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth more than $1m. The department’s Office of Inspector General unveiled the list on its website on Wednesday, naming 16 fugitives wanted in cases involving alleged fraud, identity theft, money laundering, labour trafficking and other offences. According to the agency, the cases collectively involve more than $55m allegedly stolen from American taxpayers. Ezewu’s profile on the department’s website identifies him as wanted for concealment money laundering and states that he is believed to be residing in Nigeria. “In January 2021, Ezewu was charged with 15 counts of concealment money laundering tied to fraudulent UI and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed using stolen identities, in a scheme exceeding $1 million that also t...

GWYNETH PALTROW TO ACT WITH NIGERIAN ACTOR,CHIWETEL EJIOFOR.

Back to work: Gwyneth Paltrow, pictured in January, has landed a role in the high-profile remake of The Secret In Their Eyes, according to a Tuesday report from Deadline            41 years old Gwyneth Paltrow will co star with Nigerian,but born in Britain actor Chiwetel Ejiofor in the high profile remake of the Spanish movie THE SECRET IN THE EYES,which won the Academy Award for Best foreign language film in 2009.The film is a crime thriller that will be shot in the fall in Boston.Ejiofor will play a former MI-5 agent who returns to Boston on a joint task force with the FBI,still obssessed by the unsolved murder that continues to haunt him.As he inches closer to solving the crime,he uncovers a shocking truth that will shed a terrifying new light on past events.Gwyneth would likely play Irene,who works in the justice department in the original Spanish version.That character was played by Soledad Villami.More photos below.                                                                                                              A very in-demand co-star: The 41-year-old actress with work with Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, pictured in AprilThe original: The 2009 Spanish original won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language filmBig shoes to fill: The Oscar winner (left) will most likely take the role of Irene, played in the original by Soledad Villamil (right)Big shoes to fill: The Oscar winner (left) will most likely take the role of Irene, played in the original by Soledad Villamil (right)

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